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Recent Examples of stiffness
Consistent practice may help reduce stiffness, improve mobility, and make daily movement feel easier over time.
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Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
30 June 2026
The addition of the structure also increased the stiffness of the chassis.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
26 June 2026
These misgivings only grow given the stiffness of the sentences.
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David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2026
Patients may initially experience jaw stiffness, neck pain, back pain or difficulty swallowing.
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Faye Chiu,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Combat travel stiffness with simple SITS exercises (shoulder shrugs, inclines, twists, steps) and consider chiropractic care before and after your trip for spinal alignment.
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Sherry McAllister,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
More common side effects include muscle aches, joint pain, stiffness, headaches and problems with concentration.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
The epic has been adapted many times, but the stiffness of most attempts makes one wonder whether the difficulties aren’t insurmountable.
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David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Ouai Thickening Spray Ouai $30 Thickening Spray is designed to give all-day thickness to flat or thinning strands without any stiffness.
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Cathy Nelson,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
30 June 2026
The addition of the structure also increased the stiffness of the chassis.
—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
26 June 2026
These misgivings only grow given the stiffness of the sentences.
—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2026
Patients may initially experience jaw stiffness, neck pain, back pain or difficulty swallowing.
—
Faye Chiu,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Combat travel stiffness with simple SITS exercises (shoulder shrugs, inclines, twists, steps) and consider chiropractic care before and after your trip for spinal alignment.
—
Sherry McAllister,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
More common side effects include muscle aches, joint pain, stiffness, headaches and problems with concentration.
—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
The epic has been adapted many times, but the stiffness of most attempts makes one wonder whether the difficulties aren’t insurmountable.
—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Ouai Thickening Spray Ouai $30 Thickening Spray is designed to give all-day thickness to flat or thinning strands without any stiffness.
—
Cathy Nelson,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stiffness
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Hamilton students were, in their basic indifference, not unlike the typical Gators of my own undergraduate years, trying to cruise through the graduation requirements by whatever means necessary.
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The world of Pride and Prejudice expects women to accommodate male pride as a social fact, to smooth over awkwardness, to accept that status and wealth compensate for coldness or indifference.
Noun
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The book’s occasional oases of self-examination are surrounded by dusty expanses of omission and unconcern.
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Whatever the reason, Maxwell’s strength and the shark’s apparent unconcern put one of Maxwell’s friends in danger.
Noun
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Did the baby’s livingness make Tomm’s deadness louder?
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There is, in the end, a deadness to its clichés about writers and their subjects.
Noun
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Grade 5 titanium is notoriously difficult to work with, its hardness rapidly degrading cutting tools and leaving little margin for error.
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Water hardness is measured by the milligrams of calcium carbonate per liter of water(mg/L).
Noun
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What the rise of 'chalance' says about dating People have equated aloofness with coolness since long before the internet came around.
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My fear manifested as aloofness.
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The world of Pride and Prejudice expects women to accommodate male pride as a social fact, to smooth over awkwardness, to accept that status and wealth compensate for coldness or indifference.
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Her fierce intelligence helps paper over some of the screenplay’s rougher transitions, and even lends a measure of legibility to Sylvia’s sudden coldness.
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“Stiffness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stiffness. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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